Shortlist of nominees for new Chief Justice released by Judicial and Bar Council

InterAksyon.com reports that on Monday, August 13, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) announced the names of the shortlisted Chief Justice candidates. The list was then submitted to President Noynoy Aquino. Below is the roster of nominees and their corresponding votes:

SC Associate Justice Roberto A. Abad - 7 votes

SC Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion - 6 votes

Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio - 6 votes

Solicitor-General Francis H. Jardeleza - 6 votes

SC Associate Justice Maria Lourdes A. Sereno - 6 votes

Former Executive Secretary Ronaldo B. Zamora - 6 votes

SC Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-de Castro - 5 votes

Former Ateneo Law Dean Cesar Villanueva - 5 votes

The report noted that President Aquino "has until the last week of August to choose from the shortlist, in compliance with the Constitutional provision that a new Chief Justice be named 90 days after the post becomes vacant."